Creating new unit of measure in sap bw

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Creating New Unit of Measure in
SAP BW
Applies to:
Software Component: SAP_BW. For more information, visit the Business Intelligence homepage.
Release: 700
Summary
This article is intended to serve as a guideline for creation of a new unit of measure in SAP BW.
Author: Pritam Dutta
Company: Infosys Technologies Ltd
Created on: 30th August 2010
Author Bio
Pritam Dutta is a consulter for Infosys technologies Ltd.

Creating New Unit of Measure in SAP BW
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Table of Contents
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................3
Creation of Unit of Measure................................................................................................................................4
Alternative Unit of Measure.............................................................................................................................8
Related Content..................................................................................................................................................9
Disclaimer and Liability Notice..........................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Unit of Measure (UoM) is used to measure the quantity of the material. It is a means by which a quantity is
accounted for or expressed.
For example, length is a physical quantity. The meter is a unit of length that represents a definite
predetermined length.
Basically there are 2 types of Unit of Measure
 Base Unit of Measure: A unit of measurement that can be determined by taking one measurement
without having to combine any other measurement. Length, mass, and temperature are examples of
base units.
 Derived Unit of Measure: A unit of measurement that is determined by combining one or more
measurements.
In SAP retail space there are three types of Unit of Measures: Base, Ordering and Selling.

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Creation of Unit of Measure
Unit of measure can be created using transaction CUNI which looks as below
Dimensions  Dimensions are classes of inter-convertible units. Examples kg, ton are instances of mass;
m, inch are all instances of length
Question could arise why not work with Dimension instead.
To answer, for supporting multiple systems of measurement we’d need to keep track of units. To keep things
simple, we stick to units and assume that distinct units are incompatible (so no conversions)

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ISO Codes  The ISO code is important for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). It is used for converting the
SAP-internal units of measurement into standard units of measurement. Converting the internal units of
measurement into the ISO code is required for exchanging data using EDI. So it is always advised to assign
ISO code to UOM. However maintenance of the ISO code is optional, although it would give a warning
message if not maintained. A list of the current international ISO codes for units of measurement is available
on the Internet.

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The Dimension needs to be selected under which the Unit would be created

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The Create Button needs to be clicked
The details below need to be filled, in line with the details as in R/3 system.
 Measurement text
 commercial name
 technical name
 decimal places (up to which decimal value should display)
 conversion factor
 decimal place rounding (up to which the value should be rounded off)
 Commercial unit check box should be checked if that unit is used commercially.
 Value based check box should be checked if that unit will be derived based on value.
 ISO code for the unit should be maintained
 Primary code should be checked if that is primary unit for the ISO code.

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Save it after maintaining as required.
Alternative Unit of Measure
It’s a unit of measure defined in the SAP system in addition to the base unit of measure.
In other words all units of measure other than the base unit of measure are referred to as alternative units of
measure.

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Related Content
Units of measurement on Wiki
Unit of Measure in BW on SAP Forum
Problem with transaction CUNI on SAP Forum

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Disclaimer and Liability Notice
This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not
supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.
SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document,
and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.
SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article or
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